Diana Bracco – Imprenditrici ad Arte Prize

The Premio Diana Bracco – Imprenditrici ad arte came into being in 2023 thanks to a novel initiative organized by Fondazione Bracco in collaboration with Fondazione Roberto De Silva e Diana Bracco of Milano, to focus on the figure of the female gallerist as an entrepreneur. A jury of experts will select one rising woman gallerist, Italian or international, whose gallery has at least one location in Italy and whose entrepreneurial history demonstrates a vivid interest in artistic research and quality. The prize underscores the gallerist’s ability to combine commercial growth in the art market with effective cultural development channelled into the support and promotion of young artists. The winner will receive a cash prize of 10,000 euros intended to further grow its model of entrepreneurship in the contemporary art sector, thus becoming a stimulus for new generations of Italian and international gallery entrepreneurs.

In line with the intention of Fondazione Bracco to recognize the expertise and the contributions of women, the prize becomes part of a wider-ranging project of reflections and in-depth study of the figure of the women entrepreneurs in the art world, developed in dialogue with Il Giornale dell’Arte. The interviews with the jurors and winner of the prize for 2025, narrating five entrepreneurial stories of passion and research, will be hosted on the social network channels of Giornale dell’Arte and Artissima.

In 2024, the prize was awarded to Agnieszka Fąferek (presented by the gallery Eastcontemporary, Milano).